Sept. 2
BANGLADESH:
Bangladesh death-row Islamist tycoon set to hang
A wealthy tycoon who was a chief financier for Bangladesh's largest Islamist
party refused Friday to seek presidential clemency against his death sentence,
an official said, paving the way for his imminent execution
Sept. 2
PENNSYLVANIA:
Taunting defendant in Easton death penalty case fires his lawyers
Northampton County Judge Emil Giordano allowed alleged Easton killer Jeffrey
Knoble to fire his lawyers Friday.
And that means the new attorneys won't have enough time to prepare for Knoble's
Sept. 2
GHANA:
Ghana Has 137 Death Row Inmates - Amnesty International
Mr Lawrence Amesu, the Director of Amnesty International Ghana, said a lot had
been achieved towards ensuring that Ghana gained the status as abolitionist in
practice.
He said Ghana had not executed anyone over
Sept. 2
NEW MEXICO:
'Why are these people allowed to live?'
In my day job as editorial page editor, I see dozens of letters to the editor
each week. But this one really caught my eye.
It was one of many sent to the Journal concerning the horrific last hours of
Victoria Martens, who
Sept. 2
TEXAS:
British woman on Texas death row should not get new trial, judge says -- Linda
Carty's lawyers argued that she was denied due process in trial for 2002
kidnapping and murder of neighbor, but judge found evidence insufficient
A judge has recommended that a British woman
